Jessica Alba admits she can be a tough boss: 'I've made people cry'

April 30, 2015

Actress Jessica Alba can be a tough boss. The Sin City star who is also the founder of the
wildly successful eco-friendly home and baby products brand Honest Company,
admits to coming down hard on her staff when she needs something.

"I'm straight to
the point. I’ve made people cry," the actress said in a May cover story in
More magazine. "I have to
say, 'This isn't personal. This is what needs to get done, and it's just as
simple as that. And … we're not crying anymore.' I’m learning to tone myself
down."

Jessica celebrated The Honest Company's first year at Target Photo: Getty Images

Jessica, who has also
appeared in TV shows
Entourage and The Office, founded the
company in 2012 after feeling that there was a gap in the market for the type
of products she wanted to use. "I didn't want to wake up and kick myself
for not pursuing something I believed in," the mother of two young
daughters told More. "I
couldn't wait to reject the status quo, punch it in the face and kick it to the
curb."

The mother of two stunned in Monique Lhuillier for the soiree Photo: Getty Images

After just three years
in business, Honest is valued at nearly $1 billion, according to media reports.
On Wednesday, the brand celebrated its first year at Target, with a big garden party
decked out in colorful roses, in Los Angeles. Grinning from ear to ear, Jessica
spent the afternoon showing off her company’s products dressed in a spring
green strapless sweetheart dress with black piping by Monique Lhuillier. In addition
to Target, Honest products are also sold at a host of other stores, including Costco,
Whole Foods, Buy Buy Baby and Nordstrom.

Earlier on Wednesday,
Jessica celebrated an early Mother’s Day at the Baby2Baby and Tiny Prints charity event. Jessica, who wore a short sleeved white dress with a black grid
pattern, is an ambassador for the charity, which provides low income children
with diapers, clothing and other necessities.

Jessica spent Wednesday afternoon with Baby2Baby Photo: Getty Images

It’s been a fun filled
few days for Jessica, who on Tuesday celebrated her 34
th birthday.
She woke up to cards from her girls, along with breakfast in bed – waffles and
coffee. She also received a diamond encrusted rose gold panther ring by Anita
Ko that sells for $5,775 on the brand’s website.

The day only got
better as it went on, with Jessica’s family and colleagues surprising her with
a big celebration at the Honest offices, complete with confetti, mariachi band,
flowers and dessert. Alba, who wore a black dress accessorized with DKNY opaque tights, admitted on Instagram that she was so touched that she “cried like a
baby.”